diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
index 496ba70d8eb..4c9bbfbf7fc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static QString compilerTargetFlag(const Abi &abi)
 {
     switch (abi.architecture()) {
     case Abi::Architecture::Mcs51Architecture:
-        return "-mmcs51";
+        return QString("-mmcs51");
     default:
         return {};
     }